Election timing and public policy

Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-135

  Berry, Christopher R ^a   Gersen, Jacob E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 80053593585     PISSN: 15540626     EISSN: 15540634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/100.00010070     Document Type: Article

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